International high schools



ORIGINAL POST
Posted by The Expat 20 yrs ago
I am looking for international high schools in hong kong. If any one can assist please.

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COMMENTS
Ed 20 yrs ago
Check our A-Z directory for an extensive list


http://hongkong.asiaxpat.com/directory.asp?cat=204

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The Expat 20 yrs ago
Perfect.. Thanks all

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cd 20 yrs ago
Actually ESF exam pass rates are around 94%, well up with the International schools. Also The class sizes are not double, max 24 at GSIS, around 28 for ESF secondary schools, often lower as they get higher up the schools. And fyi Japanese Int School is primary only.

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kar 20 yrs ago
Hong Kong has many excellent schools. It all depends on what system you prefer and the needs of your child. I have taught at HKIS and it, in my opinion, is an excellent school. My step-daughter attended the high school for her junior and senior years and it was definitely more challenging than the IB program at her school back in the US. She had no trouble adjusting to university courses this year and states that HKIS did an excellent job preparing her for college level courses.

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cd 20 yrs ago
#I would say nearly every school in HK does an excellent job of preparing the student for university. Basically its a personal choice which school your and your family prefer and which system you want to follow. GSIS is rated as one of the top schools in HK by many people but after 2 years there we decided it wasn't for our kids and they are both much happier in the ESF, and getting better results too..

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Oceanview 20 yrs ago
Last Summer, before I moved to HK with my family, I asked HKIS and Island School (ESF) for result of their students' SAT scores and Island School had far better scores than HKIS. You should check around and ask for some quantitative results for objective comparison. You can also ask for a list of college enrollment (not acceptance - could be misguiding) of their senior class.

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Todge 20 yrs ago
ESF schools are international, how can they not be - they do not teach the 'local' syllabus and are in the process of switching to IB.


Furthermore, Oceanview is correct, ESF schools consistently rate very well when compared to other 'better' (read: more expensive) schools. I believe that in the yr13 category ESF achieves almost blanket A-C results for students.

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hmm 20 yrs ago
Yes, Gsis is academic but is now much more able to cater for all students ie a special needs department and specialist teachers for music and PE in both the primary and secondary. HKIS has excellent facilities though such as a sports field.

I don't think one could really compare results of HKIS with ESF or GSIS. GSIS had 100% pass rate at GCSE last year and the best results in HK for A-levels (highest percent of A and A* as published in the "Good schools guide" SCMP) but HKIS prepares students for the American system with SAT's rather than the UK tests... either way, all the mentioned schools are great but perhaps for a different demographic...

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kar 20 yrs ago
FOTH, not all teachers at HKIS are practising Christians---at least that was the case when I taught there a few years ago. HKIS is a Lutheran school but it caters to a very international, heterogenous population.


The bottom line is that parents and students need to research (and visit) several schools and find the one that is that best match.

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digimai 20 yrs ago
If anyone want a student's (or more likely ex-student) comment.... HKIS is excellent academically. I think they care about money and the stats of the school more than the students though. Personally, I don't really think that an international school should be religious since they have students from all over the world.


Shatin College is a good school as well, great ambiance (at least when I was there).

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Mark Six 20 yrs ago
Give me some more clues...

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hongkonger 19 yrs ago
The website listed above is no longer active. Is there a good international or esf school with good sport facilities on HK Island (nearer central than south side)

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dimac4 19 yrs ago
have a look at this website

http://www.shambles.net/hongkong/

may be able to compare yourself.

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teenytiny 19 yrs ago
I'm sure KGV hasn't been mentioned for a reason, but just incase you were inclined to send your kids there - don't. As much as I'd love to have a little school pride ... it's just not worth getting excited about.

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S67 19 yrs ago
teenytiny, can you elaborate as I was thinking of sending my kids there.


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cd 19 yrs ago
I have 2 kids at KGV and think its an excellent school. They are a pass rate of 94 %, over 80 students in last years y11's got 8 A's or more in their GCSE's. I don't know how it will be come 2007 though when the IB is introduced as many parents are against it. But for us it has been excellent, much better than GSIS which is where my kids transferred from.

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vw 19 yrs ago
When I went to look around KGV last year and asked about the introduction of IB, I was told that although they would be offering it, it would not be compulsary and that in her opinion (it was the vice principal) not many of the children would be able to make the IB standard requirements. Things may have changed since then, but from my understanding it will not be compulsary to take IB.

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S67 19 yrs ago
Why are parents against IB when it will be an internationally recognised qualification?

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teenytiny 19 yrs ago
I graduated from KGV 3 years ago with good grades (no rejections from UCAS, incl. Durham), but no where near as good as if my parents had sent me to boarding school. Now, 3 years later, not only can I not remember anything from high school, I can't even remember what subjects I took. Of my 7 years there, I only respected one of my teachers for his teaching method. I didn't find any of my classes remotely interesting. For A levels, I had to get outside tutors because my teachers has no idea what they were doing.


I'm probably being slightly unfair - don't get me wrong, I had a great high school experience; but KGV deserves no credit for that happiness. Since then, I've talked to alot of people I've met during my gap years and uni about their high school experiences, and my recommendation would be sending your kids to boarding school in either the UK or Australia (Sydney or Melbourne), depending on which suits their personality better. Being an international kid is the best background, getting to return to HK for holidays; but in terms of a good education, as well as the transition from naive to mature ... boarding school.


You and your kids should talk to young people either in university or just graduated from uni, ask them what they wish they had done, how they remember high school.

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teenytiny 19 yrs ago
In short, KGV was a big fat waste of my youth. I only made a small number of quality friends (I have plenty of 'contacts', but not many people I'd trust) and I didn't enjoy my education (although it has made me appreciate what I'm getting to study at uni). I have no study techniques and if I allow myself to fall back into habit, I procrastinate and waste time.

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dimac4 19 yrs ago
IB is for extremely high achieving students, and has a limited range of subjects because there is so much core work required. The average Joe finds it a very difficult course to do unless they have followed it through from the primary years program and they have the learning and concepts worked out. It is inquiry based learning - which is an excellent way of learning, but, it is very different from how a normal curriculum is presented. (my feeling is that a normal curriculum should be inquiry based anyway but alas not so in most cases)

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vw 19 yrs ago
Which is why a school like KGV with a high ESL percentage will have difficulty having IB accepted. But the original poster wanted International high schools not ESF, so we are really discussing a mute point.

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cd 19 yrs ago
To VW, as parents of students there, as far as we are concerned the IB will be compulsory, at least thats what we've been told.

To teenytiny, as far as my daughter is concerned I believe she got far higher grades here than she would have, had she been at the school she would have attended if we were in the UK. And most people don't remember much of what they learnt at school once they've left.

I know many people here that are ex KGV students that are now working and living in HK and they all rated it very highly as a school.

And to s67, one of the reasons that I'm against the IB is that kids have very little choice in what subjects they take, they have to do English, Maths, science and a language, there is very little emphasis on sports or drama etc. If children have to spend 2 years studying then they should be able to select their best and favourite subjects. It will be hard spending 2 years studying for subjects that you either don't have an interest in or are your weaker subjects, so are less likely to get a good grade or even pass.

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vw 19 yrs ago
To cd, I think you should speak with your school head because I am sure it will not be compulsary. From my understanding it will be implimented and offered but not compulsary. It would be a difficult switch to go from non IB to IB at that level agreed. I do have to say that it was one of my reasons for not choosing the school as my kids are in IB at the moment and I want them to continue IB and there was too much uncertainty about how well it was going to be implimented. This was last year and things may have changed - just what I was told.

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teenytiny 19 yrs ago
KGV *used* to be a good school, but it's been getting worse for the past 10 years or so. It always depends on the child, which is why I suggested talking to a variety of different ex-students of HK schools and boarding schools.

To cd - I've met so many people since leaving school who are alot older than I am, who have retained alot from their high school education.


I'm talking about the total high school experience, I think your child will get alot more out of going to boarding school - social skills, maturity, study skills. I think the most important advice, though, is to include your children in the decision and talk to as many younger people as you can.

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